Supply Chain

Design, Re-engineering, Optimization & Consulting

Crane Worldwide provides experienced logistics consultants to review, evaluate and analyze your supply chain processes to develop and optimize your operation. After completion, we can recommend guidance and direction to better align supply chain processes and overall business strategies.

Distribution Center Bypass

With today’s low cost labor options in China, India and many others, retailers are looking for ways to further reduce costs in their supply chains. One potential area of focus that is becoming increasingly prevalent is the concept of DC bypass.

Under the DC bypass program goods are sorted, labeled, and boxed in store ready packages prior to departing the manufacturers’ facility in the source country. The products are then shipped to the U.S. where they are de-consolidated and sorted at a 3PL warehouse prior to final delivery to the end customer.

Project Management

The project management specialists at Crane Worldwide use technology, knowledge and global resources to help customers identify problems and deliver solutions. We have the ability to plan, design, implement and evaluate projects and provide seamless integration with new and existing projects or operations.

Transportation Management Services (TMS)

The staff of Crane Worldwide Logistics can provide the necessary knowledge and experience to reduce transportation costs for customers through a single point of contact for control and tracking purposes. Our Transportation Management Services can optimize our customers’ transportation networks by: selecting the proper mode of transport based on service-level and sensitivity of product; by selecting the best carrier based on cost, service and historical performance; and by consolidating freight transactions whenever possible.

Warehouse Management System (WMS)

At Crane Worldwide, we can provide customers with a system to control the movement and storage of materials in a warehouse within an operation. The implementation of a WMS will help customers increase accuracy, reduce labor costs and cut cycle times.